Broadsword

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Effectively combining the trapping power of interdictors with the defensive capabilities of heavy assault cruisers, the heavy interdiction cruiser is an invaluable addition to any skirmish force, offensive or defensive. Heavy interdiction cruisers are the only ships able to use the warp disruption field generator, a module which creates a warp disruption field that moves with the origin ship wherever it goes.

Developer: Core Complexion Inc.

Core Complexion's ships are unusual in that they favor electronics and defense over the “lots of guns” approach traditionally favored by the Minmatar.

Base Time to Warp is essentially the time needed for this ship to align and accelerate until it reaches 75% of its top speed and goes to warp. The time displayed here is the base calculated time with no account for any warp related skills, modules or any other effects.

Drones

No drone bay.

Drone Capacity

Drone Bandwith

Fighters

Fighter Bay Capacity

0 m³

Fighter Squad Tubes

0

Light Fighter Squad Limit

0

Heavy Fighter Squad Limit

0

Support Fighter Squad Limit

0

Targeting

Max Tgt. Range

55.00 km

Max Locked Targets

6

LADAR Sensor

14 points

Sig. Radius

130 m

Scan Res.

255 mm

Structure

Structure Hitpoints

1,400 HP

Mass

15,000,000 kg

Volume

96,000 m³

Cargo Capacity

452 m³

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0 m³

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0 m³

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0 m³

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0 m³

Shields

Shield Capacity

2,000 HP

Shield Resistances

EM

75

THR

60

KIN

40

EXP

50

Armor

Armor Hitpoints

1,600 HP

Armor Resistances

EM

90

THR

67.5

KIN

25

EXP

10

Summary

The Broadsword is the Minmatar Heavy Interdiction Cruiser. It is designed to be heavily shield tanked, and has a large number of mid slots and a hull bonus to help this. The main purpose of the Broadsword is to carry the Warp Disruption Field Generator module, which produces a warp disruption bubble around the ship.

The Broadsword and the Caldari Onyx have the same slot layouts and are almost identical ships, however the shield resist profile on the Onyx is less even than the Broadsword, making it vulnerable to EM damage. As such the Broadsword is slightly preferred, but the Onyx performs almost as well. While the armor tanked Devoter can field a larger tank in terms of raw EHP, a shield tank benefits from passive regeneration, which is important because a HIC using a Warp Disruption Field Generator cannot be remotely repaired and the passive regeneration over the duration of a bubble cycle can amount to tens of thousands of EHP.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Broadsword for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.